Mexican Delegation To Participate in April Global SUMUD Flotilla to Gaza

ByJuan Pérez

This article by Juan Pérez originally appeared in the March 2, 2026 edition of Periodistas Unidos.

Mexico City. At a press conference held at the Mexico City Human Rights Commission, the Mexican delegation announced its participation in the SUMUD World Flotilla. The flotilla is scheduled to depart by sea and land on April 13, with the objective of delivering humanitarian aid to Gaza.

Diego Vázquez Galindo, who participated in the previous flotilla, stressed the need to make visible that at this moment more than 400 children are being tortured by the State of Israel.

Patricia Luevano, a member of the steering committee of the Global SUMUD Flotilla, announced that more than 100 ships will set sail from different ports with the goal of reaching Gaza. She also appealed for solidarity to raise funds for the flotilla and its logistical expenses. Furthermore, she denounced the role being played by the US-backed “Peace Board.”

David Cilua Olmos announced that on Saturday, February 28, the 2025-2026 Carlos Montemayor National Prize was awarded to the Mexican individuals who actively participated in the SUMUD Global Flotilla, both by sea and land. The objective of this initiative was to break the blockade imposed by Israel on the Gaza Strip, deliver humanitarian aid, establish a permanent humanitarian corridor by sea, and thus contribute to raising awareness and halting the genocide that the Israeli government—with the support of the governments of the European Union and the fascist government of the United States of America—is carrying out against the Palestinian people.